Pelvic Examination and male doctor

Amen brother I agree. Gyne and urology exams on women should be done by women doctors and their husbands should be allowed to be with them. Women should always have the option to see a woman doctor.

I think a woman should be able to choose the sex of her OBGYN. Some women are just generally more comfortable with men, like myself. You have to be able to communicate well with your doctors-that's the important thing. I have had problems relating with female OBGYNs, and I find they are more likely to think you are "being dramatic" or something about unusual menstrual pain. In my experience, they are also less "hands-on"-concrete, tactile-focused. I once had an appt. with a lady GYN who sat there asking me questions when a man would have already swabbed, called in a prescription, and handed me discharge papers with my underwear. A man gets it up on the lift, looks under the hood, and makes an assessment. Plus, I just think it's weird having another woman touching you. Even if it isn't a sexual thing, at least I'm already used to having men between my legs. I hate to sound a bit homophobic, but it's just not a place that I never need a woman to be. But yes, if they wish, I think a husband/.boyfriend, friend, or what have you, should be allowed to come into the exam room with you as a chaperone on your side.

I agree with you. The best care I have received has been from male doctors. I went to a female doctor when I was 22 because my friends said female doctors are so much better. The doctor I went to was horrific - bad attitude, made we feel stupid when she would ask me questions about my body that I didn't know the answer to like "are you ovulating?" How is a 22 year supposed to know if you don't explain to her what ovulation feels like? And she did not give me any explanations. She treated me like I was making a big deal of symptoms - I went to her when I had a "cold" for almost 8 weeks and she completely dismissed me. Terrible! Other female doctors have treated me similarly or talked to me like I am mentally deficient meaning they tell me what I already know but don't discuss details even after I ask pointed questions. It makes me think either they don't understand me, don't think I would understand if they told me or just don't care.
All of the male doctors that I have had have been nothing but caring, thoughtful, intelligent and professional. They discuss details to educate me and listen to me. We explore together treatment options, course of action and prognosis. They treat me as an equal and have never made me feel uncomfortable. Never.
This is why I will not have a female as my primary doctor.

I've recently found out that many teaching hospitals are performing breast exams, rectal exams and pelvic floor exams on anaesthetised patients without their consent. I personally wouldn't want a conga line of male strangers penetrating me and scrutinising every millimeter of my genitals for extended periods whilst I am unconscious. I would prefer pelvic exams in a conscious state because that would allow me to decide if my doctors are creeps and I should stop the exam. Also, I would like to know if someone is causing pain or damage.

I have a guy gynecologist. I am fine with this.

I agree, once I learned about them sticking their fingers in I respectfully asked my wife to see a woman.
Which she did without a second thought. I very much appreciated that

I agree, once I learned about them sticking their fingers in I respectfully asked my wife to see a woman.
Which she did without a second thought. I very much appreciated that

l know where you are coming from l think a lot of guys feel this way but just suck it ip and get on with it my ex wife had around 5 exams all unnecessary it messed with my head for years she knew how l felt about a male doctor touching her we had a row over something and she had a smear test done by a male doctor just to hurt mre l divorced her much to her shock